Barbara Podmore

blue and black butterfly perched on a lilac pearl resting in a paua shell with a background of stars

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Puffin Perch

A surreal oil on canvas painting of light maroon background with a darkly grey tinted highball glass with an orca leaping up from the water, creating a splashing plume of water, with droplets on a table top. To the left of the glass are two maroon-coloured cherries attached by their stems.

Orca Splash

A surreal oil on canvas painting of a champagne glass against a muted sepia background like that of an old photograph, with a vibrant pop of colour from the orange mandarin next to the glass, while in the glass, two penguins stand next to each other for a nap, each on top of a floating ice cube.

Penguin Nap

A surreal oil on canvas painting of white and pale lilac table top, on which is a drinking glass into which a stream of water is pouring behind a Harp seal / Greenland seal / Saddleback seal which is lying on two ice cubes floating in water. Behind the glass are varying width stripes of pale purple and white. In front of the glass on the left, are two red cherries joined at the top of their stems. On the right side there are four white and lilac ice cubes.

Seal Haul

surreal painting of a cerulean blue sky with purple and pink clouds above sharp mountain peaks rising from a beach with water breaking on the right side. In the front is a paua or abalone shell on the side of which is perched a lilac breasted roller bird. In the shell lies a snow leopard. sitting next to the leopard is a brunette girl in a blue dress with a butterfly on her leg

What will happen if I open my eyes?

A surreal oil on canvas painting of a stream of water pouring into a drinking glass tumbler standing on a dark teal / Prussian blue tabletop against an azure blue background with a light blue stripe shaft of light. The moody, midnight blues contrast with the gorgeous, russet and turquoise flash of the kingfisher as it flies up out of the glass of water with a small fish in its beak, splashing water out of the glass and there is a puddle of water on the surface in front of the glass.

As Kingfishers Catch Fire SOLD

A surreal oil on canvas painting of a whisky glass two thirds full of water, floating in which are two ice cubes, standing on top of which are two penguins, one an adult emperor penguin bending tenderly over its fluffy chick. The glass stands against a light powder blue background which gets darker towards the top of the painting where there is a wave-like cornflower blue band. In the bottom left hard part of the painting are two and a half slices of lemon forming a triangle. There is an air bubble in the thick glass at the bottom of the glass and a shadow with some white reflections on the blue background behind the glass.

Emperor’s Child

A horizontal rectangular surreal oil painting of rust coloured desert sand dunes with ripples in the sand and one clump of grass beneath a midnight blue starry sky with a light blue horizon band above distant yellow triangular dunes. Colourful, vibrant fish swim in the air above the dunes, a blue and yellow box fish, a group of three orange and pink fish, one orange fish sheltering by the clump of grass, a blue and pink mandarin fish along with three rainbow multicoloured jelly fish.

Sea of Sand

A surreal oil painting of a water glass standing on a cornflower blue table top against a light blue background, with a splash of water leaping up out of the glass from the impact of a falling ice cube on which a polar bear is standing looking forward, with splashed water on the table top. The left side of the glass has a slice of orange contrasting with the dominant blue colour.

Polar Splash

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“A playful, tangible way to engage viewers of all ages to understand the very real impacts of climate change. With relatable species we all know and love, Barbara combines an act-now message with beautiful art.”

– Erica, USA

Dolphin Deeps

Dolphin Deeps

A fun surreal painting about conservation and the effects of global warming on all living things, including dolphins

Little Blue

Little Blue

A fun surreal painting about conservation and the effects of global warming on all living things, including little blue penguins

Puffin Perch

Puffin Perch

A fun surreal painting about conservation and the effects of global warming on all living things, including puffins

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